r/technology • u/cmaia1503 • Feb 11 '25

Social Media UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after social media posts criticizing the company

https://fortune.com/2025/02/10/unitedhealth-defamation-law-firm-social-media/
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u/terribletheodore3 Feb 11 '25

I am also policyholder side lawyer. This is what insurers do. Delay, delay, delay... also what a dumb fucking move. People aren't making up stuff about United Healthcare. United Healthcare is literally defending a class action over AI denial of care right now.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/unitedhealth-class-action-lawsuit-ai-care-denials-nears-key-decision/

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u/KCBandWagon Feb 11 '25

Shouldn't AI denial be easier to beat? Once we know how it looks for denial we just make sure it's submitted in a way that dodges their model.

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u/kpofasho1987 Feb 12 '25

Eh I'm sure they got real folks that review any issues that pop up that the A.I currently and /or in the future would have difficulty filtering.

Just waaaayyy too much money and greed and shit to not have some sort of oversight to catch that before it's exploited in any real meaningful way.

So....honestly I feel like it's just wishful thinking or believing there is any shot of it working out for the consumer in a positive way.

Best believe that we (I'm assuming you're in this boat with me, if not my apologies) will continue and will forever be bent over and raw dogged as long as the heath care/insurance system in place continues to be the way things are done in this country.

I sincerely believe the only way it changes is if it's blown up and a new system is put in place. A.I or no AI whatever we ain't gonna win against the way it's currently stacked against us